Phyllopharyngea:
Suctoria: Exogenida: Podophrydae
Sphaerophrya sp.
Family: Small, spherical or pyriform trophonts; tentacles apical or evenly distributed;
swarmers with broad equatorial band of cilia (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Genus: No stalk (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species:
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Sphaerophrya sp.,
cell body μm long, μm wide, L/W=,
x 640, Ushidome-ike (pond), Norikura highland, Azumi, Matsumoto city, Nagano Pref., Japan, November 4, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Ushidome-ike (pond), Norikura highland, Azumi, Matsumoto city, Nagano Pref., Japan, November 4, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
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